Low-Risk Chest Pain Echo Study

The Impact of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Echocardiography on the Disposition of Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department

Pilot study to assess if a bedside point-of-care echocardiogram performed on emergency department patients identified as low-risk chest pain prior to discharge significantly changes patient disposition or follow up instructions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults presenting to the emergency department with an isolated chief complaint of chest pain with a HEART score of 3 or less
• Emergency physician of record has decided to discharge this patient from the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are unable to consent for themselves
• History of cardiac transplant or LVAD
• Pediatric patients
• Patients presenting with multiple complaints in addition to chest pain
• Echocardiogram already performed on patient during usual care
• Patients with another non-cardiac admittable diagnosis
• HEART score greater than or equal to 4